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Ex. MET-AUS-052County Judge Order 2021-09; Relating to COVID-19 and Requirement to Wear Face Coverings in Travis County FacilitiesFace coverings required of employees, visitors and customers in designated Travis County facilitiesTravis County Judge Andy BrownTravis County, Texas (designated County facilities)CountyAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-055Amended Order of the Travis County Commissioners Court Adopting New Policies, Procedures and Requirements Concerning the Wearing of Face Coverings in Designated Travis County Facilities (August 24, 2021)Face coverings required of County employees and members of the public entering or inside designated Travis County facilities (amending…Travis County Commissioners CourtTravis County, Texas (designated County facilities)CountyAug. 24, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-010Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order No. 20200702-017Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order (individual face coverings; mandatory face-covering policies for all business establishments…Mayor Steve AdlerCity of Austin, TexasCityJuly 2, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-017Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order No. 20210216-026Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order (individual face coverings; mandatory face-covering policies for business establishments; City…Mayor Steve AdlerCity of Austin, TexasCityFeb. 16, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-016VIA release: customers required to wear face coverings beginning Wednesday, April 22, 2020VIA Customers Required to Wear Face Covering Beginning WednesdayVIA Metropolitan TransitVIA Metropolitan TransitSector regulatorApr. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-AUS-013Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order No. 20201215-021Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order (gatherings over 10 prohibited; individual face coverings; mandatory face-covering policies for…Mayor Steve AdlerCity of Austin, TexasCityDec. 15, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-039County Judge's Eighth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Face Coverings in County BuildingsEighth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Face Coverings in County BuildingsCounty Judge Lina HidalgoHarris County, TexasCountyAug. 17, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-040County Judge Order No. 2020-7: Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Stay Home - Work Safe)Stay Home - Work Safe Order (extension to May 8, 2020; face-covering requirements; all gatherings prohibited)Travis County Judge Sarah EckhardtTravis County, TexasCountyApr. 13, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-034County Judge's Seventh Order Requiring Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County BuildingsSeventh Order Requiring Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County BuildingsCounty Judge Lina HidalgoHarris County, TexasCountyMar. 9, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-037Order Requiring Fever and Health Screening and Face Coverings in County Owned or Controlled BuildingsOrder Requiring Fever and Health Screenings and Face Coverings in County BuildingsHarris County Commissioners CourtHarris County, TexasCountyMay 25, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-024Mask to be Safe at City Facilities Order No. 20210811-033Mask to be Safe at City Facilities (face coverings required on or in City property)Mayor Steve AdlerCity of Austin, TexasCityAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-004Stay Home - Work Safe Order No. 20200413-009Stay Home - Work Safe Order (extension to May 8, 2020; face coverings)Mayor Steve AdlerCity of Austin, TexasCityApr. 13, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DFW-095Order denying Appellant-Intervenors' Rule 29.3 Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief, Abbott v. Jenkins, No. 05-21-00733-CVFifth Court of Appeals order refusing to stop enforcement of the Dallas and Richardson ISD face-covering rules (Sept. 27, 2021)Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at Dallas (Justices Osborne, Pedersen and Nowell)Texas (Fifth Court of Appeals, Dallas)CourtSept. 27, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-052Order of the Harris County Local Administrative Judge Concerning Additional Health and Safety ProtocolsOrder Concerning Additional Health and Safety Protocols (face coverings in courthouses)Harris County Local Administrative Judge Robert K. SchafferHarris County, Texas (all courthouses)CourtAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-057Second Amended Minimum Standard Health Protocols for the Montgomery County JudiciarySecond Amended Minimum Standard Health Protocols for the Montgomery County JudiciaryLocal Administrative District Judge Tracy A. GilbertMontgomery County, Texas (district courts, county courts at law, justice courts)CourtAug. 1, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-054Second Re-Adoption of the COVID-19 Operating PlanSecond Re-Adoption of the COVID-19 Operating PlanHarris County Local Administrative District JudgeHarris County, Texas (all courts)CourtSept. 30, 20212021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-059Executive Order NW-20 (post-GA-34: Health and Safety Policy posting continues; county facilities)Executive Order NW-20 of Bexar County Judge Nelson W. WolffCounty Judge Nelson W. WolffBexar County, TexasCountyMar. 9, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-062VIA COVID-19 information page (captured July 24, 2021): masks required per federal order; GA-34 does not affect VIA's requirementVIA COVID-19 page: 'Masks will be required per federal order'VIA Metropolitan TransitVIA Metropolitan TransitSector regulatorJuly 24, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-053Amended Order of the Harris County Local Administrative Judge Concerning Additional Health and Safety ProtocolsAmended Order Concerning Additional Health and Safety ProtocolsHarris County Local Administrative Judge Robert K. SchafferHarris County, Texas (all courthouses)CourtAug. 17, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-061Abbott v. Harris County, No. 22-0124 (Tex. June 30, 2023) (opinion reversing and dissolving the temporary injunction)Opinion, Abbott v. Harris CountySupreme Court of Texas (Blacklock, J.)Texas (Supreme Court)CourtJune 30, 2023Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-029Executive Order NW-11Executive Order NW-11 of County Judge Nelson W. WolffCounty Judge Nelson W. WolffBexar County, TexasCountyJune 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-067Executive Order NW-21Executive Order NW-21 of Bexar County Judge Nelson W. WolffCounty Judge Nelson W. WolffBexar County, TexasCountyAug. 10, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read

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